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To: Barrie Robinson <barrob@bell.net>, mglist <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Amazon scam me thinks?
From: Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 15:50:38 -0400
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Call them. Or live chat.

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM Barrie Robinson <barrob@bell.net> wrote:

> Hello Dan,
>
> The service seems fine *if you buy stuff from them!*  But try and cancel
> the monthly fee if you do not use them !!!!!   You can easily cancel at the
> beginning but once you are a 'member' then cancellation is virtually
> impossible and getting words to any Amazon 'customer service' is not on.
> The fact that there are *several* books written on how to cancel 'Prime'
> is indicative of the difficulty of cancelling.    Just Google 'How do I
> cancel Amazon Prime'.   I did and followed the instructions to the letter
> but it ended up with back to the 'cancel' page
>
> *but would not say "Cancelled" !!!!!!! *It seems that once you are in -
> you can never get out
>
> On 5/29/2020 10:57 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>
> Hmmmmm.... You're saying you tried this and it didn't work?
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201910380
>
> I'm very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount using my
> daughter's .edu email address and watch a lot of stuff on Prime Videos.
>
> Dan D
> '76B, '65B
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
>
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM Barrie Robinson <barrob@bell.net> wrote:
>
>> Ladies & Gentlemen,
>>
>> This is way off subject, for which I apologise,  but I am one of those
>> people who gets up in arms when I encounter a scam by a company that should
>> do better.
>>
>> If you use Amazon you may have taken up their 'Prime' service which you
>> have to pay for.  Neat what?  You have to pay for good service !!!   If it
>> fits your bill then that is fine
>> *but just try and cancel it! *I found we had been charged $7.99 for
>> *years* plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.   We rarely
>> use Amazon as "get it now" does not attract us and the last purchase was 6
>> months ago.   So obviously cancellation of Prime was required.  Now we come
>> to Amazon's superbly crafted scam.   * You cannot cancel.*   You end up
>> going round and round their web pages but no how, no where does it allow
>> you to cancel.   What is so blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is
>> that if you do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole raft
>> of books written on it.   *BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL* *!!!*
>> UNBELIEVABLE.  And guess what?   The books are sold by Amazon.
>>
>> I just had to blow steam off about this.   I find the only way is to
>> cancel my MasterCard and join up with a different credit card.    The bank
>> bod told me that they can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????
>> So it has to be another card.
>>
>> Much mumbling in the background
>> Barrie
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Call them. Or live chat.<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><di=
v>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_sign=
ature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http:=
//dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.=
com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM Barrie=
 Robinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:barrob@bell.net";>barrob@bell.net</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
 =20
   =20
 =20
  <div>
    <font size=3D"-1"><font face=3D"Arial">Hello Dan,<br>
        <br>
        The service seems fine <i>if you buy stuff from them!</i>=C2=A0 But
        try and cancel the monthly fee if you do not use them !!!!!=C2=A0=
=C2=A0
        You can easily cancel at the beginning but once you are a
        &#39;member&#39; then cancellation is virtually impossible and gett=
ing
        words to any Amazon &#39;customer service&#39; is not on.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 The fact
        that there are <i>several</i> books written on how to cancel
        &#39;Prime&#39; is indicative of the difficulty of cancelling.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Just
        Google &#39;How do I cancel Amazon Prime&#39;.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I did an=
d followed the
        instructions to the letter but it ended up with back to the
        &#39;cancel&#39; page <i>but would not say &quot;Cancelled&quot; !!=
!!!!!<br>
          <br>
        </i>It seems that once you are in - you can never get out<br>
        <i></i></font></font><br>
    <div>On 5/29/2020 10:57 AM, Dan DiBiase
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      <div dir=3D"ltr">Hmmmmm.... You&#39;re saying you tried this and it
        didn&#39;t work?
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.htm=
l?nodeId=3D201910380" target=3D"_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/cust=
omer/display.html?nodeId=3D201910380</a>=C2=A0</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I&#39;m very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount
          using my daughter&#39;s .edu email address and watch a lot of
          stuff on Prime Videos.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Dan D=C2=A0</div>
        <div>&#39;76B, &#39;65B</div>
        <div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all">
          <div>
            <div dir=3D"ltr">
              <div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <br>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class=3D"gmail_quote">
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19
          AM Barrie Robinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:barrob@bell.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">barrob@bell.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div> <font size=3D"-1"><font face=3D"Arial">Ladies &amp;
                Gentlemen,<br>
                <br>
                This is way off subject, for which I apologise,=C2=A0 but I
                am one of those people who gets up in arms when I
                encounter a scam by a company that should do better.<br>
                <br>
                If you use Amazon you may have taken up their &#39;Prime&#3=
9;
                service which you have to pay for.=C2=A0 Neat what?=C2=A0 Y=
ou have
                to pay for good service !!!=C2=A0=C2=A0 If it fits your bil=
l then
                that is fine <i>but just try and cancel it!<br>
                </i>I found we had been charged $7.99 for <b>years</b>
                plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 We
                rarely use Amazon as &quot;get it now&quot; does not attrac=
t us
                and the last purchase was 6 months ago.=C2=A0=C2=A0 So obvi=
ously
                cancellation of Prime was required.=C2=A0 Now we come to
                Amazon&#39;s superbly crafted scam.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0<b> Yo=
u cannot cancel.</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0
                You end up going round and round their web pages but no
                how, no where does it allow you to cancel.=C2=A0=C2=A0 What=
 is so
                blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is that if you
                do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole
                raft of books written on it.=C2=A0=C2=A0 <b>BOOKS ON HOW TO
                  CANCEL</b> <b>!!!</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0 UNBELIEVABLE.=C2=A0 And=
 guess
                what?=C2=A0=C2=A0 The books are sold by Amazon.<br>
                <br>
                I just had to blow steam off about this.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I find=
 the
                only way is to cancel my MasterCard and join up with a
                different credit card.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The bank bod told =
me that they
                can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????=C2=A0 S=
o
                it has to be another card.<br>
                <br>
                Much mumbling in the background<br>
                Barrie<br>
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